The République of Popaholick is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Jacqueline St-Miquelon with a fair hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, anti-smoking policies, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 23.058 billion Popaholickans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Marseille. The average income tax rate is 99.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Popaholickan economy, worth a remarkable 7,659 trillion Francs a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 332,194 Francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Couples are discouraged from marrying until they can rank their partner on a scale of one to ten, prolonged government investigations are a common revenge tactic among spurned significant others, mathematicians are hated by children across the country, and chalkboards are replaced with billboards in the classroom. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Popaholick's national animal is the Giraffe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Popaholick is ranked 2,666^th in the world and 56^th in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 695.74 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.